Implant-supported prostheses after maxillary cancer resection: preliminary report.
A preliminary study of 4 partial maxillectomy patients who received a total of 17 endosseous implants and implant-supported prostheses after oral cancer resection is reported. The masticatory function index (chewing efficiency) after implant placement was higher than the preoperative value. Speech with an implant-supported prosthesis improved as compared with previous prostheses or without a prosthesis. All of the patients received radiation and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The success rate after a 2-year follow-up period was 88.2 percent.
Fujimoto
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Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Niimi
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Ueda
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013060:Speech